Absen­tee bal­lots are now avail­able at the Williams County Board Of Elec­tions for the May 7th Spe­cial Elec­tion. Any reg­is­tered voter within the county may vote in per­son at the board office now through Fri­day May 3rd. Office hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm Mon­day through Fri­day. If you have any …

The Ohio Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion is plan­ning some con­struc­tion projects in the area which will be caus­ing some traf­fic detours. Begin­ning Mon­day, April 15th and through the end of the month, South River Road (for­merly US 24) from Henry Lucas County line Road to Providence-Neapolis-Swanton Road will be closed for …

North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege has two events planned for next week. On Tues­day, April 9, NSCC is host­ing the 2013 Job Fair, which is open to the pub­lic and will fea­ture more than 75 local employ­ers. The event will take place in NSCC’s Atrium from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The Cen­ter …

Bryan Police made an arrest. Ray Ridg­way of Hamil­ton Street in Bryan was picked up on a Bench War­rant out of Bryan Munic­i­pal Court. Ridg­way was taken to CCNO.

A man pre­vi­ously con­victed of wit­ness intim­i­da­tion is now headed to jail. Andrew Kendall of Bryan could have been sent to prison for 11 years on another charge of felony assault with a deadly weapon, but he was found not guilty of that charge in March. A jury found Kendall …

Span­gler Candy Com­pany is request­ing Bryan Munic­i­pal Util­i­ties per­mis­sion to cap their water well which was drilled in 1940 well and install a new, 10-inch well on Span­gler Candy Co. prop­erty. They say that the cur­rent well is fail­ing and unless they can get another source of water, they will …

Julia Lou Dunlap, 71, of Camden, passed away Sunday, March 31,2013 at home. She was born January 4, 1942 in Hillsdale County MI, the daughter of Enos Dey and Mary Lucille (Howald) Robinson. She graduated from Camden-Frontier High School in 1960 and from Riggs Beauty School in Hillsdale in 1961. …

Albert W. “Bud” Heaton, 82 of Montpelier died Sunday Evening, March 31st 2013 at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan.  He was born on July 4th 1930 in Ponca, Nebraska to William W. and Edna M. (McCarthy) Heaton.  On September 6th 1984 he married Nora J. Cogswell in Bridgewater Township. …

Brandon Grant Brown, 21 years, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 in his college residence in Bowling Green, Ohio. Brandon was born May 23, 1991 in Bryan, Ohio to Scott and Emily (Voigt) Brown. Brandon was a 2009 graduate of Upper Arlington High School where he lettered in Track. He …

Iris I. McCain, age 78, of Montpelier, passed away on Saturday March 30, 2013 at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center in Bryan. She was born on February 6, 1935 in Providence, KY to the late Alfred and Corla (McCann) Newman. She graduated from Providence High School in 1953. Shortly after …